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New International Co-investigation judge appointed
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 10:18 By Soy Sophea
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1--A German national was appointed as new international co-investigation judge at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
Dr. Siegfried Blunk was appointed by His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), according to a press statement from ECCC issued December 1.
Judge Blunk studied Law at Munich University and he wrote a PHD thesis about International Law. He was appointed as prosecutor in 1972, and in 1977 he was appointed as judge where he handled both civil and criminal cases for the next 26 years. From 2003-2005 he served as international judge in the hybrid court established by United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. He has been a reserve Co-Investigating Judge at the ECCC since 2008. Mr. Laurent Kasper-Ansernet (Switzerland) has been appointed as new international reserve Co-Investigating Judge.
He assumed office on 1 December 2010.
Cambodia, Thai border gate opening delays for another month
Wednesday, 01 December 2010 02:47 Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The plan to open Preah Vihear temple border gate with neighboring Thailand will be delayed for another one month, said a top official at the Cambodian Preah Vihear National Authority on Wednesday.
"After the bilateral meeting on Tuesday between Cambodia and Thai officials, the Thai side has asked us to delay the opening of the border gate for another month instead of opening the gate on December 5," Hang Soth, director general of the Preah Vihear National Authority, told Xinhua on Wednesday.
He said the delay suggestion from the Thai side was made as both sides could not reach agreement on the issues of sharing entry ticket fees and letting Thai vendors to sell in Cambodian market nearby the temple.
The border gate has been closed since July 2008, when Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as a World Heritage site that triggered a military build-up along the border and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers.
Since then, tourists have been allowed to enter the hilltop temple only from the Cambodia side, preventing a large influx of visitors from Thailand.
The tension between the two countries were eased after four meetings between leaders of the two countries and subsequent meetings between commanders of both sides' armed forces.
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